
Stephen Fincher
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Stephen Fincher
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 8
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Crockett County High School, Alamo, 1990
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Archer's Chapel United Methodist Church, Member, National Rifle Association
Lifetime Member, Ducks Unlimited, Member
Fincher Southern Gospel Ministry, Singer, United Methodist Men
Former President, Archer's Chapel United Methodist Church, PPR Commi, Former Chair
Crockett County Dixie Youth Baseball, Former President, Gideons International
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
United States Congressman, TN-08, 2011-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2013-14
96%
2012
92%
2014
80%, 83%†
2015-16
100%, 81%†
2015
78%, 76%†
2016
86%, 76%†
2015-16
71%
2015-16
74%, 71%†
2015
67%
2013
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|96%
2012
|92%
2014
|80%, 83%†
2015-16
|100%, 81%†
2015
|78%, 76%†
2016
|86%, 76%†
2015-16
|71%
2015-16
|74%, 71%†
2015
|67%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
30%
2015
18%, 8%†
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2014
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|30%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (17)
Tennessee for Liberty
Tennessee Right to Life
Gun Owners of America
National Federation Of Independent Business
Club for Growth
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (33)
Bruce Westerman
Carlos Curbelo
Charles Boustany Jr. M.D.
Chuck Fleischmann
Club for Growth
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (93)
Acton PAC
American Conservative Union
American Success PAC
Americans for Tax Reform
Associated Builders and Contractors
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Airline Pilots Association
American Maritime Officers
International Association of Firefighters
James E. Hall
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
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2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
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3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
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4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
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8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
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10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
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11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
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12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
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13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
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14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
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15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
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16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
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17. Please list, up to six (6) in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
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